Christmas Stories From 'Household Words' And 'All The Year Round'
Charles Dickens
Read by David Wales
Twenty stories originally published in the Christmas editions of the magazines “Household Words” and “All The Year Round”. Some of the stories have little holiday sentiment and exhibit much of the indignation Dickens felt at the social and economic injustices of his day. Some of the stories were written in collaboration with other authors. The editor of this volume chose to omit those other chapters and include only Dickens' work. The result is that some of the stories are a bit choppy, not to say confusing. (summary by david wales) (26 hr 29 min)
Chapters
Bibliographical Note | 1:35 | Read by David Wales |
A Christmas Tree | 45:53 | Read by David Wales |
What Christmas Is As We Grow Older | 12:56 | Read by David Wales |
The Poor Relation's Story | 28:14 | Read by David Wales |
The Child's Story | 11:15 | Read by David Wales |
The Schoolboy's Story | 26:42 | Read by David Wales |
Nobody's Story | 14:20 | Read by David Wales |
The Seven Poor Travelers | 1:02:07 | Read by David Wales |
The Holly Tree, Three Branches Part 1 | 53:36 | Read by David Wales |
The Holly Tree, Three Branches Part 2 | 31:54 | Read by David Wales |
The Wreck Of The Golden Mary Part 1 | 35:29 | Read by David Wales |
The Wreck Of The Golden Mary Part 2 | 40:32 | Read by David Wales |
The Peril Of Certain English Prisoners Part 1 | 32:34 | Read by David Wales |
The Peril Of Certain English Prisoners Part 2 | 32:03 | Read by David Wales |
The Peril Of Certain English Prisoners Part 3 | 28:59 | Read by David Wales |
The Peril Of Certain English Prisoners Part 4 | 23:45 | Read by David Wales |
Going Into Society | 30:50 | Read by David Wales |
The Haunted House Part 1 | 37:05 | Read by David Wales |
The Haunted House Part 2 | 39:02 | Read by David Wales |
A Message From The Sea Part 1 | 43:27 | Read by David Wales |
A Message From The Sea Part 2 | 35:03 | Read by David Wales |
Tom Tiddler's Ground Part 1 | 28:56 | Read by David Wales |
Tom Tiddler's Ground Part 2 | 35:08 | Read by David Wales |
Somebody's Luggage Part 1 | 42:55 | Read by David Wales |
Somebody's Luggage Part 2 | 37:59 | Read by David Wales |
Somebody's Luggage Part 3 | 47:43 | Read by David Wales |
Mrs. Lirriper's Lodging Part 1 | 37:35 | Read by David Wales |
Mrs. Lirriper's Lodging Part 2 | 48:31 | Read by David Wales |
Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy Part 1 | 40:26 | Read by David Wales |
Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy Part 2 | 33:57 | Read by David Wales |
Dr. Marigold Part 1 | 55:24 | Read by David Wales |
Dr. Marigold Part 2 | 45:02 | Read by David Wales |
Mugby Junction Part 1 | 27:07 | Read by David Wales |
Mugby Junction Part 2 | 29:19 | Read by David Wales |
Mugby Junction Part 3 | 44:47 | Read by David Wales |
Mugby Junction Part 4 | 25:02 | Read by David Wales |
Mugby Junction Part 5 | 31:41 | Read by David Wales |
No Thoroughfare Part 1 | 14:22 | Read by David Wales |
No Thoroughfare Part 2 | 27:14 | Read by David Wales |
No Thoroughfare Part 3 | 30:25 | Read by David Wales |
No Thoroughfare Part 4 | 28:00 | Read by David Wales |
No Thoroughfare Part 5 | 33:05 | Read by David Wales |
No Thoroughfare Part 6 | 31:01 | Read by David Wales |
No Thoroughfare Part 7 | 30:42 | Read by David Wales |
No Thoroughfare Part 8 | 31:59 | Read by David Wales |
No Thoroughfare Part 9 | 33:21 | Read by David Wales |
No Thoroughfare Part 10 | 50:25 | Read by David Wales |
Reviews
disappointing
Shelly
I have returned to these stories many times in the hope of changing my opinion and not giving a bad review. There are a few gems but you have to hang on in and dig deep. Many are good till around half way but descend into convoluted drivel. Mr, Dickens is the master of the VERY extended sentence and I frequently got lost amid a host of mixed subjects. Many stories could survive sensible reading at a fraction of the length.